Titles reaching the 50,000 mark was a number considered to be a "successful record" in the country according to the author of the book La producción de música popular (1987).
[7] If sales figures were not provided by the source and only show a certification-level obtained in Chile, those are not taken in consideration.
This award was later presented to Ricardo Arjona in 2006, when his total record sales reached the one million mark in the country.
[15][60] In comparison, Américo became the first Chilean artist to receive this recognition (2010) but lacked of support from IFPI Chile.
[60] The next artist with sales reported close to the one million mark, is Juan Gabriel whom reached the sum of 700,000 in 1999,[61] and 950,000 units as of 2010.